Anonymous wrote:I took leave today to do my Christmas shopping.

That is not abuse of leave.

If you told them you were taking leave for shopping and it was approved, then I agree. No leave abuse.

If you told them you were sick, then that is leave abuse.

I took leave today to do my Christmas shopping.

That is not abuse of leave.

I think 6:39 is 6:18's former manager!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leave abuse means a suspicious pattern of calling in sick on certain days (usually Monday or Friday) or asking for time off for inconsequential matters. In other words, taking leave you do not need.

This is absurd, asking leave for inconsequential matters? Leave us yours to take for whatever reason you want. And, who would judge whether a request is consequential enough?

No, leave is not yours to take whenever you want. Sick leave is for when you are genuinely ill. Annual leave is granted for annual vacations, planned in advance, in accord with when the employer can spare employees without detriment to the business mission. There is no type of leave that you can take at will, in drips and drabs, for your own personal convenience whenever you want. Leave is a privilege, not a right.

Moreover, employees are granted a number of leave hours per year or per pay period. When employees routinely use up all those hours, plus more, they are abusing leave if they do so without any justification such as chronic illness.

I have employees who ask for leave, every single week, for things like:

Preparation for the church picnic
Attend a personal growth seminar
Holiday shopping
Spa appointment
Baking


If all these requests were granted, nothing would get done. That's leave abuse. If you want to take a mental health day once a year, fine. But once a week? Every Friday and Monday? Leave every Wednesday after lunch? Come in late every Tuesday morning?

I'm not talking about FMLA, chronic illness, doctor's appointments, or alternate work schedules. I'm talking about clear patterns of abuse.

I had a manager that always wanted details when we used leave. She was reported and counseled about bullying. She said leave abuse is taking leave in a pattern, like every Friday.

Anonymous wrote:Leave abuse means a suspicious pattern of calling in sick on certain days (usually Monday or Friday) or asking for time off for inconsequential matters. In other words, taking leave you do not need.

This is absurd, asking leave for inconsequential matters? Leave us yours to take for whatever reason you want. And, who would judge whether a request is consequential enough?

Are you being investigated for leave abuse OP? What did you do?

Leave abuse means a suspicious pattern of calling in sick on certain days (usually Monday or Friday) or asking for time off for inconsequential matters. In other words, taking leave you do not need.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take sick leave for shopping

That's known as a mental health day.

You don't need to give a reason for your sick leave until it's been 3 days. Of course my nosy supervisor always asks!

I showed up for a scheduled flu shot at work during my maternity leave and they wouldn't let me in, citing "leave abuse" and I would be a "liability" if I entered the building.

I was also told to do no work while in such leave, even calls.

Anonymous wrote:Take sick leave for shopping

That's known as a mental health day.

Take sick leave for shopping

Time & attendance fraud
Taking leave that was not approved

By not/not correctly declaring leave used/earned.

How do you abuse earned leave in the fed?